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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Jonas Hautot started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Jonas Hautot might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ariel Balboa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jonas Hautot ran back to his position shaking his head. Jonas Hautot had several of the Paraguay's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 6 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Ariel Balboa as he didn't even see the shot coming. 14 minutes into the game, Ricardo Bendicho threw the ball into play from the sideline. Austria's Jonas Hautot quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Arne Grabner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pes Villarias, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 24th minute, Jonas Hautot reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ariel Balboa. The goal made the score 2-0. Austria's Arne Grabner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentine Hernandez in the 26th minute of play. Jonas Hautot blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ariel Balboa having to make a save. 28 minutes into the match, Paraguay's goalkeeper Ariel Balboa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jonas Hautot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Alvarenga in the 40th minute of play forced Austria's goalkeeper Arne Grabner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes into the match, Matthias Zahn had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ariel Balboa. Paraguay's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Matthias Zahn was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The wind increased when Valentine Hernandez made the kick off in the second half. Paraguay made a substitution. Guillelme Lomas replaced Cristian Alvarenga. The supporters of Austria booed when Paraguay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristian Alvarenga didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arne Grabner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pes Villarias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ariel Balboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Hautot in the 60th minute of the match. Paraguay's Ariel Balboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonas Hautot in the 69th minute of play. Austria's Ovidiu Adrian was substituted for A.J. Schadenfroh. Austria made a substitution. Robin Steckamp replaced Jonas Hautot. Ariel Balboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matthias Zahn in the 76th minute of the match. Ariel Balboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matthias Zahn in the 76th minute of the match. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Paraguay's goalkeeper Ariel Balboa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ariel Balboa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robin Steckamp, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pes Villarias got free with Arne Grabner in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Guillelme Lomas in the 84thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Arne Grabner, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 88 minutes into the match, Austria's goalkeeper Arne Grabner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pes Villarias. Robin Steckamp took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ariel Balboa. Ariel Balboa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. In the 94th minute, Ovidiu Adrian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Austria had won after a very even match.